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Yucca - Be Gone With You

In the photo below (from Summer '07), you can see near the left by the for sale sign a Yucca plant. This monstrosity was huge and took up probably 6 sqft of valuable front yard space. What bugged me besides that fact that it was a Yucca; was it's placement. It wasn't centered or lined up with anything and when you pulled out of the driveway, it was in your line of sight (most obnoxious).
Well, Sunday it had to go. My Dad took on the task of trying to put this Yucca in it's place. After about 30 hour of digging, he made the discovery. This location was a tree stump and someone in the previous owners' history decided to cover up the stump with a Yucca plant. I wonder how that conversation went?

We dug up what we could; but the plant had taken hold and the root system was enormous. I transplanted 1 large, 2 medium and 1 small piece in the backyard by the fence. Hopefully it will take hold; but if it doesn't I'm not sad. Because in all honesty, I'm not a Yucca fan.

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Kristy Daum

Hi, I’m Kristy: a Modern Quilter, and Pattern Designer. Welcome to my little piece of the world where I talk about quilting, my love of old houses and sometimes geeky things like Doctor Who and Sherlock. Visit my about me page for more info, or come find me on social media.